The protocol things, the officialdom, are part of my work. But it doesn't take more than 20 percent of my time. The majority of my time I spend on issues that I care about.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I try to understand the rules and follow them. And I try to make sure that I'm disclosing my obligations.
I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my nature, and I always bear in mind that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow.
If you're the head of a business, there's a protocol that people have to follow.
If you want to do stuff, you have to be able to handle controversy.
I'm not a protocol fetishist. It's more important to me that people feel at ease when I'm with them.
I'm a decentralizer. I believe in trusting professionals.
This is my job and I respect it enough to concentrate on it.
I trust the people who are working with me. I delegate.
I take it for what it is, and sometimes the criticism is actually useful and constructive and actually informs what I do, but most of the time, it's sort of mindless, or they're receiving something on a different frequency than I was sending it.
I am not accustomed to protocol.